Temporary binder.



No. 636,033. Patented Oct. 3|, I899. G. C. GENNERT.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

(Application filed May 26, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

GUSTAVE O. GENNERT, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 636,033, dated. October 31, 1899. Application filed May 26,1899- Serial No. 718,325. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUSTAVE O. GENNERT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in temporary binders, and in particular to binders or albums for unmounted photographs, which for this purpose are provided with a number of blank leaves of suitable material, said leaves being removable from the cover of the binder when desired.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflective means for securing the leaves of such a binder in the cover, said means permitting, as heretofore, the removal of any of the leaves when desired, and said securing means for the leaves furthermore being adjustable according to the number and thickness of the inserted leaves, so that the covers at both sides are always adjacent to the leaves and the clumsy effect heretofore produced when a small number of leaves were inserted in a binder intended foralarger number is avoided. I

The invention consists of a temporary binder comprising covers, flattened posts pivoted to said covers, and cranks extending from said posts within the covers for turning the posts secondly, of a temporary binder consisting of covers, a flattened post pivoted to said cov-.

ers, means for turning said post, and a slitted sleeve adapted to permit the passage of the post the narrow way into the sleeve and the free turning of the post therein, and, further, of a temporary binder consisting of covers, a separable post, one portion being pivoted to one of said covers and the other portion to the opposite cover, and a sleeve adapted to engage both portions of the post, and, lastly, in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, which will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved temporary binder with a number of leaves removed from the same and in position to be inserted therein. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a portion of the binder on line 2 2, Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through a por tion of the binder on line 42 4:, Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5 5, Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a top view, drawn on a larger scale, of one of the posts and sleeves upon which the leaves to be bound are retained.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings,each of the leaves A intended for use with my improved temporary binder or album for unmounted photographs is preferably formed of an inner section a, a flexible section a, and a main section a The inner sections are each provided with recesses a which are keyholeshaped and preferably two in number. The desired number of leaves are mounted upon slitted sleeves or standards I), both said sleeves being secured in any suitable mannerin openings in a plate b and extending perpendicularly to the same through the enlarged portions of the keyhole-recesses (L The plate I) is preferably of the same width and length as the portion a of the leaves. Each sleeve is provided throughout its length with a slit of approximately the same width as the narrow portion of the keyhole-recesses and arranged opposite the same and at its top and bottom with inwardly-turned flanges, respectively, b and h The covers B consist each of a main portion 0, a flexible portion 0, and a stiffened cover may, however, be used. Between the covers are arranged two separable posts D, each of said posts being composed of a tubu lar portion d, pivoted at its end in one cover,

and a portion d, likewise pivoted at its end in the opposite cover and fitting at its oppo-' tion. of the post is preferably of the same dimensions in cross-section as the tubular portion, and its upper end is squared, as at d, or formed of other shape, whereby it is prevented from turning in the correspondinglyshaped tube.

The upper portion of each separable post D is provided with an operating-crank c for turning the entire post on its axis, said crank being provided at its outer end with a turnedup tip (2, which abuts against the cover when the crank is turned toward the back of the binder,so that the crank may be readily taken hold of when it is desired to again turn the post.

From the foregoing the operation of inserting leaves into and removing the same from the binder will be readily understood. To

fill the binder, a number of leaves are placed on the sleeves b, preferably a number sufficient to fill the same, and by means of the cranks the posts are turned so as to permit them to pass, when the leaves are pressed back into the cover, through the keyholeopenings in the cards, and into the tubular standards or sleeves. Any further leaves to be inserted which the sleeve will not accommodate are now fitted in directly on the upper part of the posts above the sleeves. The leaves and covers are then pressed firmly together at the back and the crank e is turned, so that the flanges b and b are caused to enter those recesses d which they are then opposite, the upper flange engaging a recess of the upper portion of the post and the lower flange a recess of the lower portion of the post. The other post is then similarly turned. Thus the two portions of each post are bound together and prevented from longitudinal movement, so that the post cannot lengthen, and the covers are held, and by them the leaves, in a compact form without space between the leaves. The distance between the recesses d may, if desired, be based on the thickness ofthe leaves, one recess being arranged for a thickness of one, two, or more leaves. The simple turning of the post produces simultaneously the locking of the leaves in the covers and the locking of the posts against adjustment. V hen it is desired to remove, say, two or three leaves, if they are not located on the tubular standard they may be removed by properly turning the posts, so that the same pass readily through the keyhole-openings in the cards when the latter are pulled'out. If the cards desired are on the sleeves, it is necessary after removing the entire body of leaves from the cover to remove from the sleeves those above the ones desired and afterward replace and relock the cards not required in the cover.

It is obvious that the tubular sleeves or the plate to which they are attached may be omitted and the cards secured directly on the post; but this produces a destructive wearing of the cards, and it is preferable to employ a sleeve suited in length to the normal capacity of the binder. A number of sleeves of different lengths may be furnished with each binder, so as to adapt the same to a large or small number of leaves. When longer sleeves are used, the two portions of the posts are drawn out to a greater extent, the covers more widely separated, and the flexible back drawn closer to the posts, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

My improved temporary binder combines the advantages, first, of positively locking the leaves in position, and, secondly, of being easily adjustable, so that the covers fit closely to any number of leaves within the capacity of the binder. The sleeves and plate to which they are attached serve to keep the leaves in position when removed from the covers. A neat, compact, and very convenient binder is thus obtained, which is of special advantage when used as an album for unmounted photographs or for other purposes for which it is applicable.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A temporary binder,consisting of covers, flattened posts pivoted to said covers, and cranks extending from said posts within the covers, for turning said posts, substantially as set forth.

2. Atemporarybinder,consistingofcovers, a flattened post pivoted to said covers, means for turning said post, and a slitted sleeve adapted to permit the passage of the post the narrow way into the sleeve and the free turning of the post therein, substantially as set forth.

3. A temporary binder,consisting of covers, flattened posts pivoted to the same, means for turning said posts, slitted sleeves adapted to permit the passage of the posts the narrow way into the sleeves and the free turning of the posts therein, and a plate connecting one of said sleeves with another or others, substantially as set forth.

4. A temporary binder, consisting of covers, a separable post, one portion being pivoted to one of said covers and the other portion to the opposite cover, and a sleeve adapted to engage both portions of the post,substantiall y as set forth.

5. A temporary binder,eonsisting of covers, a flattened post pivoted at one end to one of said covers and at the other end to the opposite cover and provided with notches, a slitted sleeve adapted to permit the passage of the post the narrow way into the same and provided with means for engaging the notches of the post, and means for turning the post within the sleeve, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a number of leaves provided with keyhole-recesses, of a temporary binder for said leaves, said binder consisting of covers, flattened posts pivoted to the same and adapted to enter the recesses of the leaves, means for turning the posts, and slitted sleeves located in said recesses and adapted to permit the passage of the posts the narrow way into the sleeves and their free turning therein, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a number of leaves provided with recesses, of a temporary binder for said leaves, said binder consisting of covers, a separable post pivoted to said covers, means for turning said post, and a 10 sleeve located in said recesses'and adapted to engage both portions of said post, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with a number of leaves provided with recesses, of a temporary 

